etymology
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英 [?et??m?l?d?i]
詞形變化
復數：etymologies
英漢雙解
1. | [u] 詞源學the study of the origin and history of words and their meanings |
2. | [c] 詞源the origin and history of a particular word |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
With this etymology something sublime is "up to the top of the door. "
有了這個詞源，sublime的意思就成了“到達門的頂端”。
The etymology of the word harbinger is tied up in that "forerunner" meaning.
harbinger這個詞的來源和“先行者”是聯系在一起的。
Although there isn't authoritative evidence to back this story up the etymology of pretzel tends to support at least part of the story.
盡管人們并沒有權威的證據來證實這個故事，但至少它還是部分得到了pretzel詞源的支持。
This prompted me to look up the etymology of the word swear and I'll get to that in a moment.
這起小事件促使我去查詢swear（咒罵）這個詞的詞根，一會兒就來討論這個問題。
At first recruits were only military and the main reason the military needed recruits is actually tied up in the word's etymology.
最初，新丁（recruits）只是針對軍隊而言的，而軍隊需要新兵的主要原因是與這個詞的詞源緊密聯系在一起的。
The explanation of these two terms in The Great Chinese Dictionary and Chinese Etymology Dictionary needs to be further investigated.
對于這兩個詞，《漢語大詞典》和《辭源》的解釋是值得商榷的。
Now that you've read through all of that here's the much simplified etymology of the word simple.
現在你已經讀完了，下面說單詞simple的更簡化的詞源。
I'll save the worst till last and before I tell you I'll just touch on the word butter and its etymology.
最刺激的就留到最后說吧。讓我先來告訴你“butter”這個詞和它的詞源。
I'm also really into the fact that the etymology of seersucker came from my own country, India (thank you Wikipedia).
而且我知道，這種泡泡紗的材質最初是在我的家鄉印度發現的（謝謝基維百科）。
With an etymology that boils down to "without an owner" one might think such a name would encourage car theft.
由于這個詞有“沒有主人”的意味，人們可以將這個名字理解為鼓勵偷車。
Note that here said the logic thinking and etymology is fundamentally different from two different things.
注意，這里所說的邏輯思維與詞源是根本不同的兩回事。
In this paper is presented a query for this viewpoint, and a new opinion on the etymology of "jian zhu" based upon a Chinese origin.
本文對所謂“建筑”一詞是從日語引入現代漢語的說法提出了疑義，并認為：就“建筑”一詞的基本內涵而言，其詞源在中國。
The word "monsoon" has an ancient and debatable etymology which many authorities have already tried to trace.
“季風”是一古老而有爭議的名詞，許多權威都曾努力探索過。
Etymology can only ask why a small cuplike guard used in sewing is called a thimble, though it is put on the third finger.
詞源學只能問，為什么縫紉時使用的一個小杯狀裝置被稱為頂針，但它卻是在中指上使用的。
The name "dialogs" has a curious etymology, being one of the oldest terms in Star Wars lore.
“代亞諾加”這個名字的詞源很有趣，它是《星球大戰》文化中最早的術語之一。
The first part reviewed the origin of the early mosque in terms of etymology, history and architecture.
第一部分從詞源、歷史及建筑起源三個方面對早期清真寺進行了探討。
Etymology is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words.
詞源學研究詞的形式和意義的起源及其歷史變化。
Though I don't use the word impute too often its etymology is in some ways consistent with the answer to David's question.
盡管我不常使用impute，它的詞源在某些方面倒與大衛所提出問題的答案很吻合。
He was surely wrong, but his folk etymology is still firmly embedded in the collective consciousness after more than two dozen centuries.
他顯然是錯了，但幾個世紀后，他通俗易通的詞源學仍堅實地盤踞這眾人的意識之中。
It isn't just conceptual, the etymology of behave really does point back to the word have.
這不僅僅是概念上的關系，behave的詞源確實可以追溯到單詞have。
Miniature is one of those strange words that has an etymology that defies logic.
Miniature是那些違背邏輯的奇怪單詞之一。
So what does all this have to do with etymology?
那么這一切與詞源有什么關系呢？
And believe it or not, this has something to do with the etymology of the word clock.
不管信不信，這跟單詞鐘（clock）的詞源有些關系。
The OED is a little speculative in its etymology but it certainly has more information for goal than for many other words.
盡管OED對goal的詞根有一定推測成分，但它就這個詞提供的信息肯定比不少其他單詞豐富多了。
Merriam Webster is even more strange in tracing its etymology to a French word for a flat round cake.
但韋氏大詞典更為奇怪，它將galoshes的詞源追溯到一個意為“平圓蛋糕”的法語單詞上了。
Though the "soaked bread" etymology appears in a few sources the OED simply says it's from Spanish.
盡管“泡湯面包”的詞根在《牛津詞典》里出現過幾次，但它僅僅寫到這個詞來自西班牙語。
Reason and rationality can be compared from etymology , academic-history and concept-character.
理性與合理性的關系可以從詞源學、概念發展史與概念特征三個角度來探討。
Some of it is about etymology, about the nature of words and their casual links with the elements around us.
有一些故事是關于語源學的，關于語言的本質以及那些詞語與我們周圍的元素的偶然聯系。
Both the word continent and incontinent have a similar etymology and share their root with the words contain and continuous.
continent和incontinent兩個詞有相似的詞源，他們的詞根還和contain和continuous兩個詞相同。
Goats and shackles don't play into the etymology of this word at all.
公山羊和束縛跟它的詞根一點關系都沒有。
So these roller bags that make it easier to lug your junk around airports are in keeping with etymology stretching back more than 600 years.
有了這種裝有滾輪的箱包，你在機場就能輕松地拖著大堆雜物四處行走，這種形象也和它600多年前的詞源相一致。
Yoga etymology transliterates in Sanskrit, has the union, the relation meaning of, this also is the Yoga objective and the goal.
瑜珈一詞源于梵文音譯，有結合、聯系之意，這也是瑜珈的宗旨和目的。
He dives into the etymology of words, and then relates these discoveries to far-flung biographical and historical fact.
他深入研究各詞匯之詞源，然后將這些發現同遙不相及的作者生平或歷史事件聯系起來。
The Oxford English Dictionary entry for flatter admits that its etymology is "doubtful" but suggests that flatter may be related to flat.
《牛津英語詞典》（OED）的flatter詞條則坦白寫道，它的詞源“成疑”，但或許與flat（扁平的）有關。
When people refer to the "meaning of a name" , they are most likely referring to the etymology , which is the original literal meaning.
提及名字的含義時，人們往往會去語源中尋找答案，因為語源所闡釋的都是關于一個詞最原始的意思。
Etymology: A "lemon" is a citrus fruit with a tart or sour (not sweet) flavor.
詞源：一個“lemon檸檬”是一種酸味（不是甜味）的柑桔類水果。
Like too many words that sound so delicious the etymology of ramshackle is a little unclear.
有些詞聽上去似乎一清二楚，實際上詞源卻模模糊糊。ramshackle便是其中之一。
Interpreting without real understanding is a common error of interpretation of ancient texts in our searching for the etymology.
望文生義是語源探求研究中最常見的一種錯誤的訓詁學方法。
Truth has a rich connotation, which means, by etymology , sincerity, reality, faithfulness, etc.
從詞源學上看，真有真誠、真實、無偽等意思。
These meanings are made more evident in looking at the etymology for these words.
只要查一下這些單詞的詞源，它們的意思就會變得更加明晰。
